Stefan Repplinger

Stefan Repplinger

Lead Management Consultant for AI & Data

Dataport Consulting (Dataport AöR)

Biography

I help shape the digital future of public services with a focus on AI systems, data strategy and governance in highly regulated environments.

As Lead Management Consultant for AI & Data at Dataport Consulting, I am responsible for growing the AI consulting portfolio, steering multiple client projects in parallel and supporting sourcing and architecture decisions at state and federal level. My work spans register modernisation, interoperable data landscapes and AI governance through to proofs of concept, prototypes and MVPs close to production.

Before moving into consulting, I spent several years in neuroscience research at university hospitals. This background in clinical and regulatory contexts now complements my AI and data expertise and enables me to implement robust, explainable and compliant AI solutions for public administration and healthcare – always with a clear focus on public value and real-world impact.

Interests
  • AI systems & target architectures
  • Data & AI governance
  • Data-driven government
  • Digital health & life sciences
  • Open source & open data
  • New Work and agile organisations
  • Neural & data science
Education
  • Doctoral research (not completed), Cognitive effects of deep brain stimulation, 2015–2022

    Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

  • MSc Integrative Neuroscience, 2015

    Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

  • BA Philosophy–Neuroscience–Cognition, 2011

    Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

Skills

AI & Data

Generative AI, NLP, data management, AI governance

Strategic Consulting

Public sector, AI and data strategies, stakeholder management

Programming

Python, R, JavaScript, SQL, LaTeX, git

Frameworks & Methods

Scrum, PRINCE2, OKR, ITIL 4, design thinking

Product & Project Leadership

AI products, roadmapping, OKR team steering

Neuroscience

sEEG, EEG, MEG, NIBS, MRI, study design

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Dataport Consulting, Dataport AöR
Product Manager AI Consulting
Jun 2025 – Present Magdeburg
Ownership of the AI consulting portfolio of Dataport Consulting with a focus on AI systems in the public sector; Definition of product strategy, service modules and go-to-market for AI and data offerings; Close collaboration with sales, delivery and product development to scale successful AI solutions
 
 
 
 
 
Dataport Consulting, Dataport AöR
Lead AI & Data Consulting
Jun 2024 – Present Magdeburg
Building and scaling the AI and data consulting portfolio for public sector and healthcare clients; Steering interdisciplinary OKR teams (consulting, data science, software engineering) across several parallel projects; Coordinating and supporting negotiations in AI-related tenders at state and federal level, including assessment of target architectures, integration scenarios and governance requirements
 
 
 
 
 
Dataport Consulting, Dataport AöR
Management Consultant AI & Data Science
Dec 2023 – Present Magdeburg
Single point of contact for a public innovation fund steering AI projects with high public value; Advisory lead for register modernisation in Saxony-Anhalt with a focus on data architecture, interfaces and AI use cases; Leading opportunity shaping and scoping discussions with ministries and public IT service providers
 
 
 
 
 
Dataport Consulting, Dataport AöR
Consultant Digital Transformation
Jun 2023 – Nov 2023 Magdeburg
Operational and strategic process management in state administration; Development of a data-driven digital strategy for a subordinate authority including target picture, roadmap and KPI framework
 
 
 
 
 
Organisation and content coordination of the 11th Conference of the IT Planning Council; Concept for introducing an electronic personnel file across the state administration; Contribution to the introduction of robotic process automation as well as support in procurement and vendor management
 
 
 
 
 
Evaluation of tools and architectures for natural language processing applications in the public sector; Development of a proof of concept for automatic translation into Easy German to reduce language barriers in administration; Preparation of decision templates for the productive use of NLP technologies
 
 
 
 
 
International Graduate School ABINEP, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Doctoral Research Fellow (Neuroscience)
May 2017 – May 2022 Magdeburg
Research within the International Graduate School ABINEP (Analysis, Imaging and Modelling of Neuronal and Inflammatory Processes); Projects on deep brain stimulation and cognitive processes in a clinical and highly regulated environment; Planning and analysis of neurophysiological studies and development of data-driven analysis pipelines
 
 
 
 
 
Research in the context of Collaborative Research Centre 779 Cortico-basal ganglia mechanisms for overcoming prepotent behaviour; Analysis of intracranial EEG and MEG data from patients with deep brain stimulation; Development and maintenance of data analysis workflows with a focus on reproducibility and quality
 
 
 
 
 
Participation in the BMBF project Neurobiological markers for Social Skills Training responses in ASD (ASD-Net); Design and execution of fMRI studies and subsequent data analysis; Investigation of social cognition and empathy in autism spectrum conditions as well as punishment sensitivity and inhibitory control in anorexia nervosa
 
 
 
 
 
Support in behavioural, imaging and neurophysiological experiments; Recruitment of participants, data acquisition and initial analyses; Technical support and maintenance of the lab infrastructure

Accomplish­ments

Scholarship

Recent Publications

(2022). Rhythmic interactions between the mediodorsal thalamus and prefrontal cortex precede human visual perception. Nature Communications.

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(2021). Anticipating social incentives recruits alpha-beta oscillations in the human substantia nigra and invigorates behavior across the life span. NeuroImage.

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(2020). Inconsistent effects of stochastic resonance on human auditory processing. Scientific Reports.

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(2020). Transcranial Static Magnetic Field Stimulation Over the Temporal Cortex Modulating the Right Ear Advantage in Dichotic Listening. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface.

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